Focus: Becoming a thoughtful member of the Live Oak community. Skills: Developing confidence in social situations; Being able to articulate needs and interests to others; Respecting peers, adults, and materials; Building social strategies that help in new situations and in expressing new ideas; Creating new friendships; Using \"I\" statements and cooperative problem solving.
"; var sub4gr1="Focus: Friendship and building identity as a learner and as a member of a community. Skills: Building self-confidence; taking initiative and learning self-direction in the classroom; sustaining attention to work; developing personal interest in learning and flexibility in problem solving; building cooperative skills in whole class, small group and partner work; conflict resolution and negotiation skills; developing a sense of personal responsibility for self and environment.
"; var sub4gr2="Focus: Communication and Action, Understanding Our Thinking, Relationships, Peacemaking Strategies. Skills: Collaboratively determine standards for classroom communication and action; establish personal goals and indicators; demonstrate personal reflection; recognize and nurture individual values; internalize a systems approach to the learning process; personalize and apply strategies for peaceful communication and conflict resolution.
"; var sub4gr3="Focus: Personal Responsibility. Skills: Self-advocacy as a learner; self-reliance; independence; flexibility in problem solving; empathy; becoming a peer mediator for conflict resolution.
"; var sub4gr4="Focus: Collaboration and interdependence. Skills: Working productively in teams across all areas of the curriculum, negotiating through problems, and communicating ideas effectively with classmates.
"; var sub4gr5="Focus: Leadership. Skills: understanding the importance of community; viewing interest of group in relation to personal interest; using strategies to help others; developing group problem-solving skills; considering other perspectives; setting goals for learning and personal growth; assisting others in meeting goals; speaking effectively in front of group; preparing 5th grade speech; participating in class presidential elections.
"; var sub4gr6="Focus: Self, Diversity and Difference, Leadership, Decision Making. Students focus on building self-awareness including understanding of one's emotional self, how to take care of one's self, knowing and expressing personal boundaries, how to make independent contributions to a community, how to resolve conflicts and how to effectively communicate ideas and advocate for oneself.
"; var sub4gr7="Focus: Self and Community, Diversity and Difference, Leadership, Decision Making. Students focus on building healthy relationships in a community, expressing oneself in emotional relationships, making choices, understanding other's perspectives and perceptions, and responding to community values. Students explore their role as mentors to younger members of the community, examining stereotypes and bullying in the community and the ways in which they can model positive relationships.
"; var sub4gr8="Focus: Self and Society, Diversity and Difference, Leadership, Decision Making Students examine their role in society and how to effect change. Areas of focus include: activism, media literacy, and community service. Students take on service projects on a variety of levels. Students examine the positive results of active participation in society versus the consequences of complacency and ignorance. They also explore ways in which values and perspectives differ throughout the world.
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